Where does “contumelious” come from?

contumelious (English) comes from Old French contumelieus, from Latin contumēliōsus, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

contumelious (English): Rudely contemptuous; showing contumely;...

Definitions

  1. Rudely contemptuous; showing contumely;...

Ancestry of “contumelious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcontumelieus—
2Latincontumēliōsusabusive, insolent
3Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
4Old Latin-ōssus—

Words derived from “contumelious”

Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →Every word from Latin -ōsus →Every word from Latin contumēliōsus →